Rivkah Gillian Glass
Biographic Data
| ID | 6029546 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rivkah Gillian Glass |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rivkah Gillian |
| FAMILY NAME | Glass |
| SIGNATURE | GLASS R G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia Vancouver Canada |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9471-6787 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Redefining Diaspora as Home through Realised Metaphor
The renaming of Aseneth as Polis Kataphugês (City of Refuge) is a climactic moment in the ancient Jewish novel Aseneth. In this article, I argue that this narrative ultimately accomplishes a redefinition of ‘diaspora’ as ‘home’ by activating the metaphor polis is woman. To accomplish this analysis, I introduce a neologism, ‘polisification,’ which means: the process by which a person becomes a polis. In Aseneth, this metaphor and process redefine …
Travel and Hospitality in Josephus’ Representation of the Essene Community (Judean War 2.124–127) and Its Literary and Cultural Contexts
In his description of the Essenes in the Judean War , Josephus asserts that members of this group settled in many cities, and, in doing so, formed an interregional community with members travelling between and visiting each other in different places. Individual travellers, in turn, travel light because they can enjoy the hospitality of the host community in the cities which they visit ( War 2.124–127). How can we explain Josephus’ emphasis on the…
Authority from the Back of Beyond
Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean cosmologies shared general assumptions about the interconnectivity of heaven and earth. Plato's Myth of Er, the Book of the Watchers in 1 Enoch, and Cicero's Dream of Scipio, narrate the travels of Er, Enoch, and Scipio, respectively, into the Beyond, where they each learn astonishing things about the cosmos, and are tasked with imparting a message to humanity. This comparative study argues that cosmic trave…
Aseneth’s Epiphanies
This article examines the function of epiphany in Joseph and Aseneth. Though central to the narrative, this literary device and theological phenomenon is frequently overlooked or only indirectly included in other studies. This reading argues that the mode of epiphany is central, not only to the plot, but to the main themes and messages of Joseph and Aseneth; epiphany operates as a boundary marker between two groups in Joseph and Aseneth. These tw…
From the Ptolemies to the Romans
This article studies the use of τὰ πράγματα in Jewish literature written in Ptolemaic and early Imperial Egypt. While there was no Greek term for “empire” that aligns with the modern sense of an empire as a territorial polity, τὰ πράγματα most closely resembles our modern notion of empire. First, we analyze the range of meanings of πράγματα in Ptolemaic documents and literature. Next, we examine the uses of this concept in Jewish sources from Pto…
Authority from the Back of Beyond
Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean cosmologies shared general assumptions about the interconnectivity of heaven and earth. Plato's Myth of Er, the Book of the Watchers in 1 Enoch, and Cicero's Dream of Scipio, narrate the travels of Er, Enoch, and Scipio, respectively, into the Beyond, where they each learn astonishing things about the cosmos, and are tasked with imparting a message to humanity. This comparative study argues that cosmic trave…
From the Ptolemies to the Romans
This article studies the use of τὰ πράγματα in Jewish literature written in Ptolemaic and early Imperial Egypt. While there was no Greek term for “empire” that aligns with the modern sense of an empire as a territorial polity, τὰ πράγματα most closely resembles our modern notion of empire. First, we analyze the range of meanings of πράγματα in Ptolemaic documents and literature. Next, we examine the uses of this concept in Jewish sources from Pto…
Aseneth’s Epiphanies
This article examines the function of epiphany in Joseph and Aseneth. Though central to the narrative, this literary device and theological phenomenon is frequently overlooked or only indirectly included in other studies. This reading argues that the mode of epiphany is central, not only to the plot, but to the main themes and messages of Joseph and Aseneth; epiphany operates as a boundary marker between two groups in Joseph and Aseneth. These tw…
Travel and Hospitality in Josephus’ Representation of the Essene Community (Judean War 2.124–127) and Its Literary and Cultural Contexts
In his description of the Essenes in the Judean War , Josephus asserts that members of this group settled in many cities, and, in doing so, formed an interregional community with members travelling between and visiting each other in different places. Individual travellers, in turn, travel light because they can enjoy the hospitality of the host community in the cities which they visit ( War 2.124–127). How can we explain Josephus’ emphasis on the…
Authority from the Back of Beyond
Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean cosmologies shared general assumptions about the interconnectivity of heaven and earth. Plato's Myth of Er, the Book of the Watchers in 1 Enoch, and Cicero's Dream of Scipio, narrate the travels of Er, Enoch, and Scipio, respectively, into the Beyond, where they each learn astonishing things about the cosmos, and are tasked with imparting a message to humanity. This comparative study argues that cosmic trave…
Redefining Diaspora as Home through Realised Metaphor
The renaming of Aseneth as Polis Kataphugês (City of Refuge) is a climactic moment in the ancient Jewish novel Aseneth. In this article, I argue that this narrative ultimately accomplishes a redefinition of ‘diaspora’ as ‘home’ by activating the metaphor polis is woman. To accomplish this analysis, I introduce a neologism, ‘polisification,’ which means: the process by which a person becomes a polis. In Aseneth, this metaphor and process redefine …
Art (4 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (3 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (3 works) · Jewish studies (3 works) · Judaism (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works)